The 16th International Conference on Artistic Research is an academic in-person conference partially supported by registration fees that we try to keep relatively low compared to academic conferences in other disciplines. We want to ensure, however, that participants lacking the institutional affiliation that would cover the fees are not excluded.  Therefore, the SAR conference operates with a reduced fee for participants who are individual SAR members without institutional affiliation and employment.
To ensure this model is sustainable, we count on the institutional representatives' solidarity and the financial commitment of our hosting Institutions, i2ADS and the University of Porto.

Conference fees are applicable according to the following categories:

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• Participants without individual or institutional SAR membership

• Participants from SAR institutional member organisations*
• Participants who are individual SAR members* with institutional affiliation and employment

• Students (a copy of a valid student card must be provided)
• Participants who are individual SAR members* without institutional affiliation and employment (to register in this category, you must be an individual SAR member without an art related institutional employment)

* Please double check if your institution is a member of SAR according to the list of institutional members. You may apply for membership in SAR through the membership application form. Kindly be aware that both individual and institutional SAR members must have paid the 2025 annual fee before the conference.

Conference fees are to be paid in EURO. The fees can be paid by PayPal or Credit card during the registration process and by invoice.

The fees include 23% Value Added Tax (VAT), which is required by the Portuguese government. The registration fee includes access to all sessions, three lunches, coffee/tea breaks and the Welcome Reception.

Conference Committee

Bruno Pereira (ESMAE-i2ADS, Porto, Portugal)

Camila Mangueira (i2ADS, Porto, Portugal)

Florian Schneider (SAR President, Trondheim, Norway)

Johan A. Haarberg (SAR Executive Director, Bergen, Norway)

Johannes Kretz (SAR Executive Board, Vienna, Austria)

Lucia Matos (FBAUP Dean, Porto, Portugal)

Paulo Luís Almeida (i2ADS Director, Porto, Portugal)

Conference Support Team

Margarida Dias (Organisational Committee, i2ADS, Porto, Portugal)


Fabrício Fava (Peer-review coordinator, i2ADS, Porto, Portugal)


Pedro Amado (Program coordinator, i2ADS, Porto, Portugal)


Rita Fonseca (Administrative coordinator, i2ADS, Porto, Portugal)

Eliana Santiago (Production coordinator, i2ADS/ID+, Porto, Portugal)

Camila Mangueira (Communication coordinator, i2ADS, Porto, Portugal)

Traveling to Porto

Located on the north-west coast of Portugal, Porto is the second largest city in Portugal. Built on a hillside of the Douro River overlooking its mouth, Porto has a two thousand years history, going back to the Roman times. Since 1996, the Historic Center of Porto has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

From the Airport to the City Centre
— by metro (12 km)

If you're coming to Porto by plane, the simplest and cheapest way would be to take the metro.

Line E (Violet) connects the airport station to the "Estádio do Dragão" (FC. Porto Stadium) and the entire metro network.

It's necessary to buy an occasional Andante title to travel from the airport to Porto's centre (Title Z4). The Andante ticket can be purchased at any of the automatic ticket machines in the Metro station – occasional ticket (Z4). It costs 1.85€ + 0.60€ card and is valid for 1h (and is also rechargeable). You can also buy the Andante Tour, an unlimited and intermodal title valid for 1 or 3 days.

From the Airport to the City Centre
— by taxi

All taxis are equipped with a taximeter, and the fare charged is limited to the amount displayed on the meter. A surcharge of 20% is applied on the following periods: weekends and public holidays; working days between 9pm and 6am (surcharge automatically calculated by the taximeter).

Motorway toll charges are to be paid by the passenger. A fee of €1,60 will be charged for transporting luggage exceeding 55cm x 35cm x 20cm. Any tipping is left to the passenger's discretion. It is compulsory for passengers to be given a receipt. The average price for this distance is €25,00.

From Lisbon to Porto
— by train (≈ 3 hours)

If you're planning to come by train from Lisbon, notice that Porto is served by international trains, Alfa Pendular (high-speed train), intercity, inter-regional, regional and urban trains.

From Lisbon, you must purchase a train ticket to the train station Porto - São Bento. When you arrive at Campanhã train station, you must transfer to another train with direction to Porto - São Bento (5 minutes by train), which is the closest train stop to the city centre. Average price for a one-way train ticket from Lisbon to Porto is 30€.

Accommodation